McKinley E-Newsletter
January 18, 2019
Calendar for Next Week
Monday, January 21
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 22
Jazz Band/Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Orchestra Practice Club
Girls Basketball v. Franklin 7(H); NO 8TH GRADE GAME
Boys Swimming City Meet at Linn-Mar
Wrestling Practice Starts
CE Rehearsal from 3-6 pm
Wednesday, January 23
Learning Lab
CE Rehearsal from 3-6 pm
Thursday, January 24
Jazz Band/Chamber Orchestra, 7 am
Orchestra Practice Club
Girls Basketball v. Harding 7(A), NO 8TH GRADE GAME
Metro Orchestra Festival Auditions after school
CE Rehearsal from 3-6 pm
Friday, January 25
1:20 pm Dismissal
Saturday, January 26
Classic Edition @ Prairie Premier 9:30 AM Call; 11:30 Performance
CLICK HERE to download next week's calendar
STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTS
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES/STEAMFEST/VARIETY SHOW TICKETS
Conferences
McKinley conferences will be Monday, February 11, and Thursday, February 14, from 3 pm to 8 pm. You do NOT need to sign up ahead of time, and you may speak to as many teachers as you wish. Students can attend conferences.STEAMfest will be Monday, February 11 from 5 pm to 7 pm (same night as conferences). Teachers will be participating in STEAMFest and will not be able to conference during these times on Monday, February 11:
6th grade and art teachers will not be available from 4:30 to 5:30
7th grade and engineering tech teachers will not be available from 5:30 to 6:30
8th grade and computer science teachers will not be available from 6:30 to 7:30
Band and orchestra teaches will not be available from 5:00 to 7:00
Vocal music teacher will not be available from 3 to 6
Variety Show Tickets will also be on sale both nights (February 11 and February 14)
AUDITION FOR THE VARIETY SHOW!
Who Can Audition: Anyone (current and past students, family, friends, etc.)! Performance ideas: Dance (tap, ballet, jazz, etc), vocal, instrumental and orchestral solos and small ensembles, drama, comedy, magic, poetry readings, etc. Be creative!
VOLUNTEER FOR THE VARIETY SHOW
Join the team as the McKinley community kicks of their preparations for the annual Little Bit of Somethin' Community Variety Show on March 14
A decades old tradition, the McKinley Variety Show is a chance for students, teachers, parents, and community members to show off their unique talents and raise money for the Fine Arts program.
New this year: We are excited to announce that a portion of the proceeds from this year's show will be used to seed a new STEAM fund to support teacher classroom projects!
We want YOU and YOUR unique talents to join our planning team! Come be part of our fun-loving group, meet some new people, and help make this year's show a success!
Please consider participating with:
- sponsorships
- program advertisements for your business OR for that special variety show performer in your family
-silent auction donation
-volunteer to help (Look for a Sign-UP Genius in near future)
-assist on the planning committee to ensure a bright future for the show and future students!
Contact Sue Millar at sue@millarwoodwindrepair.com
TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION
The McKinley PTA Hospitality Committee would like to show the McKinley staff that we appreciate all they for our students. This year we have been doing something every Friday to show our appreciation. If you’d like to participate, please sign up below to bring in something of your choice for the McKinley staff. Ideas would include bagels, cookies, chips and salsa, cut up veggies or it doesn't even need to be food. It could be handwritten notes from the kids or a poster board with some pictures of 'what's up' at McKinley. The internet has tons of great ideas… :)
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
SEND YOUR HY-VEE RECEIPTS ELECTRONICALLY
It's very easy to do.
E-mail your electronic Hy-Vee receipt to Mckhyvee@gmail.com.
To sign up for electronic receipts, go to https://www.hy-vee.com/perks/. Once you log in, it will bring you to your customer profile. Towards the bottom of the first column, it will ask you if you want to receive a digital receipt. Click yes.
If you send your receipts electronically, you do not need to drop them off at the main office.
Share McKinley’s Hy-Vee Receipt e-mail address with family, friends, neighbors, etc.
Money from the Hy-Vee Cash 4 Student program is used towards purchasing items for the bear paw store. For those new to McKinley, we believe in acknowledging students for exemplifying the BEAR way. Our positive acknowledgement system centers on the use of BEAR paws. Students can use BEAR paws for various incentives including pizza parties on Friday’s as well as purchasing items at the BEAR paw store.
BACKPACK ACTIVITIES
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ALL ACTIVITIES
McKinley Middle School
Email: jmason@cr.k12.ia.us
Website: http://mckinley.cr.k12.ia.us/
Location: 620 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA
Phone: 319-558-2348
Twitter: @CRMcKinleyMS